1. United States
2. Pa.
3. Letter

This authoritarian bill would grant the incoming Trump administration alarming and unchecked power to unilaterally target and shut down any non-profit organization deemed insufficiently loyal by declaring them a "terrorist supporting organization," no justification or due process required. Even universities, think tanks, civil liberties groups, and grassroots civic engagement organizations like Indivisible could potentially be stripped of their tax-exempt status and shuttered on a mere whim. At a time when preserving democratic checks and balances is paramount, handing the President such sweeping authority to silence dissent is unacceptable and antithetical to American values. I urge you to firmly reject this dangerous legislation and stand against further enabling Trump's anti-democratic impulses. Uphold your sworn duty to defend the Constitution by voting no on H.R. 9495.